
Kate
Certified Tutor
I am a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross where I received a Bachelors of Art in French. I studied abroad in Strasbourg, France during my junior year, where I initially began tutoring private clients of all ages in English. I returned to France after graduating, to participate in the English Teaching Assistant Program in Bordeaux, where I worked in two elementary schools by helping to facilitate lessons, read stories to students, and work with small groups of students to complete English assignments. It was in Bordeaux that I realized my passion for helping students succeed and went on to serve two years in a 6th grade math class as an AmeriCorps Member through a Teaching Fellowship upon returning to the United States. I continue to serve students by working for an education nonprofit that focuses on increasing students??? grades, attendance, and good behaviors. I do this work because I believe that all students deserve a quality education and that educators can and should do better at providing individualized support to students. In my free time, I also enjoy baking, hiking with my dog, taking on fitness challenges, and crafting.
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Undergraduate Degree: College of the Holy Cross - Bachelors, French
Baking, fitness classes, arts and crafts, playing with my dog, reading
- Algebra
- College English
- Conversational French
- Elementary Math
- Elementary School Math
- English
- ESL/ELL
- French
- French 1
- French 2
- High School English
- Homework Support
- Languages
- Math
- Middle School Math
- Pre-Algebra
- Reading
What is your teaching philosophy?
I believe all students learn differently, so I strive to find what motivates each one. By making the learning process more fun, I hope to instill a passion for learning in all my students!
What might you do in a typical first session with a student?
I would get to know the student as a person to figure out what motivates him or her. I would also ask the student what he or she is learning, to hear about the topic from his or her perspective.
If a student has difficulty learning a skill or concept, what would you do?
I would approach the concept from many different angles. There are a variety of ways to learn a concept, so we would work together until we found the one that stuck!
What strategies have you found to be most successful when you start to work with a student?
Knowing the student's likes and dislikes has been crucial in my tutoring experience. I have been able to really motivate students to practice their writing by choosing topics that excite them. I have also reviewed a lot of concepts using games and fun activities that the student likes.